diff --git a/core/api/src/debug/create-usd-wallets.ts b/core/api/src/debug/create-usd-wallets.ts
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--- a/core/api/src/debug/create-usd-wallets.ts
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-/**
- * how to run:
- * yarn ts-node --files -r tsconfig-paths/register src/debug/create-usd-wallets.ts
- */
-
-import { WalletCurrency } from "@/domain/shared"
-import { WalletType } from "@/domain/wallets"
-import { isUp } from "@/services/lnd/health"
-import { lndsConnect } from "@/services/lnd/auth"
-import { setupMongoConnection } from "@/services/mongodb"
-import { AccountsRepository, WalletsRepository } from "@/services/mongoose"
-
-const addWalletIfNonexistent = async ({
-  accountId,
-  type,
-  currency,
-}: {
-  accountId: AccountId
-  type: WalletType
-  currency: WalletCurrency
-}): Promise<Wallet | ApplicationError> => {
-  const wallets = await WalletsRepository().listByAccountId(accountId)
-  if (wallets instanceof Error) return wallets
-
-  const walletOfTypeAndCurrency = wallets.find(
-    (wallet) => wallet.currency === currency && wallet.type === type,
-  )
-  if (walletOfTypeAndCurrency) return walletOfTypeAndCurrency
-
-  return WalletsRepository().persistNew({
-    accountId,
-    type,
-    currency,
-  })
-}
-
-const createUsdWallets = async () => {
-  await setupMongoConnection()
-
-  const accounts = AccountsRepository().listUnlockedAccounts()
-  if (accounts instanceof Error) return accounts
-  let progress = 0
-  for await (const account of accounts) {
-    await addWalletIfNonexistent({
-      accountId: account.id,
-      type: WalletType.Checking,
-      currency: WalletCurrency.Usd,
-    })
-    progress++
-    if (progress % 1000 === 0) {
-      console.log(`${progress} accounts iterated`)
-    }
-  }
-
-  console.log("completed")
-}
-
-const main = async () => {
-  return createUsdWallets()
-}
-
-setupMongoConnection()
-  .then(async (mongoose) => {
-    await Promise.all(lndsConnect.map((lndParams) => isUp(lndParams)))
-    await main()
-    return mongoose.connection.close()
-  })
-  .catch((err) => console.log(err))